The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
LAW AND ENJOYMENT

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Law AND ENJOYMENT"
Tie journal of yesterday attacks Mr. Peter
Lieber, the brewer, because he declined to sub
scribe to the guaranty fund of the National
Musical Convention, unless the Mayor would
permit visitors to enjoy themselves.-The
Sentinel.
What authority there is for the Sentinel
appropriating for Mr.. Peter Lieber the strict
ures made in the Journal of Friday we do not
know, but it is worth while to state the case
afresh for the purpose of doing away with the
seemingly harmless euphemism the Sentinel
adopts. The Journal alluded to the fact that
a prominent brewer and manufacturer, who
has made handsome fortune out of his bust
to subscribe a dollar toward the
guaranty fund for the proposed meet
ing of the National Association of
Music Teachers unless the committee
would bring him written guaranty from
the Mayor that, during the sessions of that
body, at least, the provisions of the liquor
law should not be enforced. That is what the
proposition was, in brief. 1t was, that while
the music teachers of the United States were
our guests, everybody who desired to do so
should be permitted to guzzle whisky and
beer at any and all hours of the day
and night and all day on Sunday,
il Sunday should be embraced
within the time of the proposed meeting. 1t
has been published that this wealthy brewer
and manufacturer, whoever he may have
been, agreed to pledge So more than any other
one person had DONE if he could be allowed
Ia suspend.t the operation of the law and have
his will and caprice made supreme for the
time during which the National Musical Asso-
citation should be in session. Merely from
financial point of view, the sum of So does
not seem to be an extravagant price for a
dictatorship, even if limited to the space of
one week,
Seriously, however, the proposition and the
comment of the Sentinel are worthy of atten-
tion The present law regulating the traffic
in intoxicating liquors, prescribing the hours
during which it shall be sold and not sold,
and the days upon which it shall
not be sold given away, is a
law framed by the liquor men themselves
and passed by Legislature entirely subservi-
emit to their wishes. The brewer involved
was, doubtless, prominent factor
in the preparation OF the law. In
1875, when it was written by the
liquor dealers, the liberty to buy and drink
liquor between the hours of IL o'clock P. NJ.
and o'clock 4. NJ, and on Sundays and
specified legal holidays, was not believed
by them to be essential to the enjoyment" of
the people. What has occurred during the
ape twelve years to make it necessary now,
for people "to enjoy themselves" that they
shall not be restricted by the terms of law
which was prescribed by the liquor dealers
themselves
The truA of the matter is that there is nc
the prominent brewer nor in the euphemistic
libel of the Sentinel. The permission to drink
beer and whisky at public saloon after II
o'clock at night and on Sundays is not es
sential to the enjoyment" of any rational, in
telligent man. 1t is not essential to the zen
joyment" of either the prominent brewer o.
of the Sentinel, which so glibly catches up tn,
refrain 1t is not essential to the ''enioy
ment7 Of any man who will be at
tracted to the city during the sessions o
the National Musical Association, and it i
not essential to the enjoyment" of any resi-
dent of the city, who will be only too glad t.
extend every needful hospitality to any ant
all visitors who may come to the Hoosie
capital in July next The only persons t
! ~weAhsse-enioyment" such an immunity is a
all necessary are those persons who are i'm
pudently demanding that the liquor bushes
shall be superior to all law, and shall arrog
pantly defy all restriction and reg
ulation; and of that smaller class t
which all law is an offense, and out @
whose ranks come the Socialists and Anarcl
lists who disgrace civilization and often
humanity. The enjoyment" of such personsi
retthe end for which society was organized an
law ordained. 1t is libel upon the Nations
Musical Association to intimate that its men
hers will not 'enjoy" themselves in Indianar
oils unless they can indulge in public saloo
drinking at hours that have been prohibite
by law for twelve years. 1t is not that class {
roysterers and aw-breakers that make up tt
National Association of Music Teachers.
THE ENTHUSIASM OF NATURAL GAS.
There is disposition on the part of cautio,
and TOO matter of fact citizens to check all r